Marking device



p 1930- J. OBERLEITAN 1,777,104

MARKING DEVICE Fi1ed.Nov. a, 1929 material part of this disclosure:

Patented Sept. 30, 1930 UNITED STATES JOSEPH-OBERLEITAN, OF IRVINGTON,.1\TEW JERSEY MARKING DEvIon Application filed November This invention relates to improvements in markers, particularly to a marker for clothes or the like, and it is the principal object of my invention to provide a marker of simple 5 construction which can be readily adjusted to any article to be marked and removed therefrom.

It is a well known fact that the markers commonly used in dyeing establishments, by

10 tailors or the like and made of paper, card board, or the like, quickly deteriorate, or are torn and become lost greatly to the inconvenience of the people taking in such articles for dyeing, pressing or repairing.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a marker having the point of its pin protected so as to prevent injury to persons.

A further object of my invention is the provision of a marker the pointer pin of which is held in engagement with the article to be marked by the expansion of a spring wound about said pin, and allowing a removal of the marker upon manual contraction of the spring. f

A still further object of my invention is the provision of a marker in form of a substantially cylindrical casing bearing conventional marks on its outer surface.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will become more fully known as the description thereof proceeds and will then be specifically defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing forming a Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a marker constructed according to my invention in place housing 10, preferably cylindrical in shape and made of metal or any other suitable ma terial marked with identification marks, as

s, 1929. Serial no. 405,632.

ifor'instance the numeral 300 "on its outer M surface. Within the, cylindrical housing 10, a longitudinally extending bar 11 is provided having its front end formed into a sharp point 12, while its central part is square in cross-section, as'at 13, and adapted to snugly lit into a square socket 14 formed in the rear end of the casing, and upon the threaded end 15 of bar 11, a knob 16 is screwed having its outer face corrugated or knurled.

. The casing 10 at one side thereof, has its wall cut away, as at 17 to provide a finger hole. f

The front end 18 of casing 10 has acomparatively large opening 19 formed therein, the innerwall of which is adapted to be engaged by the point 12 in order toprotect the user againstinjury. A. spring 20 is wound aboutbar 11 between the rear end wall of casing 10 and a collar 21 on bar 11 tending to pressthe pointed end 12 towards the front.

The device operates as follows:

I If it is desired to mark an article of cloth- 7 ing 22, the bar 11 is drawn through the rear end wall of the casing 10 simultaneously tensioning' spring 20. If now part of the article to be marked is introduced through the fingerhole 1' 7 and the bar 11 is released, the-spring 20 will expand and push point 12 through the material of the article, while point 12 of the bar will engage the inner wall of opening 19 and be prevented from injuring the operator.

It will be understood that I have disclosed the preferred form of my device only and that I 'may make such changes thereinvas come within the scope of the appended claims without departure from my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A marker for articles comprising a cylindrical casing bearing marks on its outer surface, a pin longitudinally disposed within said casing and having one end pointed, means for protecting said pointed end, and means for allowing a removal of said pin from its protecting means and for projecting said pin to engage the material of the article.

2. A marker for articles of clothing con1- prising a substantially cylindrical casing having one part of its side wall cut away to form a finger hole, an end wall for said casing having a comparatively large opening, a bar longitudinally extending through the casing and having a pointed end adapted to engage the inner wall of said large opening, the opposite end wall of the casing perforated to allow the passage of the opposite end of said bar, a knob on the last mentioned end, a collar on said bar withinsaid casing and a spring wound about said bar between said collar and the end wall of said casing to project upon its expansion the pointed end of said bar into the article to be marked and allowing a withdrawal therefrom upon its manual contraction.

3. A marker for articles of clothing com prising a substantially cylindrical casing having one part of its side wall cut away near one. of its ends to present a finger-hole, a front end wall for said casing having a com paratively large opening therein, a pin extending through said casing in the direction of its longitudinal axis, a pointed end on said pin adapted to engage the opening, the body of said pin square in cross section, the opposite end of said casing formed by a square socket to accommodate the body of said pin allowing its passage therethrough, a reduced and threaded outer end on' said pin, a knurled knob on said reduced end, a collar on said pin within said casing, and a spring wound about the square part of said pin within said casing resting with one of its ends against said collar and with-its other end against said socket.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 17th day of October, A. D. 1929.

JOSEPH OBERLEITAN. 

